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The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread

by Kate DiCamillo

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  • near fine
  • Paperback
Condition
Near Fine
ISBN 10
0763625299
ISBN 13
9780763625290
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About This Item

267, [21] p.; ill.; includes promotional material with excerpt from The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. John Newberry Medal gold seal on front cover.

Trade paperback with deckle edge has some sticker residue to covers and very, very mild shelfwear, otherwise Fine.

From the copyright page:

The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

Synopsis

The Tale of Despereaux, also known as The Tale of Desperaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread is a 2003 Newbery Medal winning children's fantasy book written by Kate DiCamillo. It tells the story of a mouse, named Despereaux, on a quest to rescue a beautiful human princess. The book was adapted into an animated film in 2008. The novel is divided into four books and a coda. Each book tells the story from the perspective of a different character.

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On Oct 7 2014, a reader said:
It was interesting to see how the strings all came together at the end. A tale about a mouse falling in love with a princess is quite a premise, but DiCamillo is so good, I think her book Edward Tulane is even better.

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Details

Bookseller
The Mortuary Korps CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
000052
Title
The Tale of Despereaux
Author
Kate DiCamillo
Illustrator
Timothy Basil Ering
Format/Binding
Trade Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Paperback
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0763625299
ISBN 13
9780763625290
Publisher
Candlewick
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published
April 11, 2006
Keywords
Knight in Shining Armor; Princess; Rescue; Mouse versus Rat; Juvenile Fiction; Children's Literature; Junior Novel; John Newberry Medal
Bookseller catalogs
Children's Books; Folklore; Medieval; Fantasy; Adventure;

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Shelfwear
Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Deckle edge
Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...

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